Sunday Reads: Pens, Ink, And A Cuddly Ellie

Do you Kindle?

• The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens:

1. Volume 1: Glossopedia (Third Edition)
2. Volume 2: Restoration
3. Volume 3: Filling Systems
4. Volume 4: Learning About Pens

• Infinitissimo: The Man Who Fell Through Time. A Novel (Reviewed by Kate Gladstone)
• The Pen Addict: Six Shades of Grey
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Inktober!

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Sunday Reads: Hobonichi, Dogs, And Ramen

Dogs and YouTube trumped keeping up with pens and inks this week…

• Jet Pens: Hobonichi Accessories: What They Are and How to Use Them
• Instagram Changed This Artist’s Life
• The Best Ramen, Soba, Udon, and Rice Noodles
• Guy Feeds, Loves Stray Dogs EVERY MORNING
• Happy, happy, joy, joy
• Little-Known Punctuation Marks for National Punctuation Day

When life gives you lemons…. pic.twitter.com/YQhUG81sMz

— D Attenborough (@Attenboroughs_D) September 15, 2017

Sunday Reads: Handwriting, Color, And Making Movies

Another eclectic mix…

• Pens still a mighty tool for those who don’t see the digital handwriting on the wall
• Here’s how to help students improve their writing
• How Pantone Comes Up With New Colors for Its Authoritative Guide
• Make Use Of: 5 Free Windows Movie Maker Alternatives
• A FOUNTAIN PEN ODYSSEY BY WENDY VAN CAMP
• What does handwriting tell us about culture?

Herbin Améthyste de l’Oural Giveaway Winner!

The Herbin Améthyste de l’Oural giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all of the ink aficionados who entered. Your comments showed great enthusiasm and anticipation for the new ink.

Also, thank you to Karen at Exaclair for sending a bottle of the lovely ink to share with you. She has been a huge supporter of this blog for which I will always be grateful.

Drum roll please. Congratulations to Robyn Brown, the lucky winner! Please contact me at inkophile@gmail.com to arrange shipment. I hope you love Améthyste as much as I do.

Sunday Reads: Cussin’, Ice Cream and Vivid Color

Stillman & Birn and Traveler’s Notebooks are always on my desk and I was delighted to find new ways to use them.

This week’s color inspiration came from a slideshow of birds. Matching fountain pen inks to them could be an entertaining endeavor though the colors seem brighter than what inkdom currently offers. What do you think?

Oh, and remember to leave a comment at the Herbin “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural Fountain Pen Ink giveaway. One entry per person. Drawing will be on August 10th. U.S. residents only.

• The Pen Addict: A Cease And Desist, From A Pen That Doesn’t Exist
• Putting a Stillman & Birn Sketchbook to good use
• 10 Old-Fashioned Swears to Spice up Your Cussin’
• These Organisms Are Eating Greenhouse Gases
• Scientists create incredible ice cream that won’t melt
• Lamy and Noodler’s Black for drawing in a Traveler’s Notebook

https://www.facebook.com/TheBirdsGallery/videos/283197182068303/

Giveaway: Herbin “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural Fountain Pen Ink

Herbin’s new “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural fountain pen ink was announced today with availability slated for September 1, 2017. It’s a lovely color with glints of silver that reminds me of an amethyst and platinum ring my mother bequeathed my daughter. Purple and silver are beautiful together, subtle but elegant.

Karen at Exaclair, Inc., the U.S. distributor for Herbin, gave me a bottle that I am going to give away. To enter, all you have to do is post a comment below about the new ink. One entry per person. Shipping to a U.S. address only. The random drawing will be held August 10, 2017 at 6 pm PDT. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me at inkophile@gmail.com to claim the prize.

Good luck to all!

Update: This giveaway is now closed and a winner has been announced. Thank you to all who participated!

Mixing Ink And The Color Wheel

Mixing inks can be a slap-dash affair or a carefully orchestrated endeavor. Nick Stewart has taken the game to the ultimate level, one drop at a time, in his experiment with the primary colors red, yellow and blue. The three can make a rainbow of hues and Nick finds them all combining Diamine Scarlet, Yellow, and Turquoise.

Wanna give it a try?